叩頭

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term

[edit] Noun

叩頭 (hiragana こうとう, romaji kōtō)

  1. a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground

[edit] Mandarin

simplified

叩头

traditional

[edit] Verb

叩頭 (traditional, Pinyin kòutóu, simplified 叩头)

  1. to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground
  2. to bow very deeply
  3. to act in a very submissive manner

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